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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1940)
NEWS FROM Y<UR 0W N „v* C tjr f O t® ... — U M A T IL U . v*RDEN CLUB PRESETS ROSE-FLO¥£R SHOW Announcement‘s being made that the Umatilla «rden club will pre sent the annp1 Roae and Flower show at the ,/matilla community hall on Wednesjfr, May 15. Mrs. W. H. Switzler v general chairman of the show an«7 Mrs. O. P. Miller is the club prudent. Plans have been com pleted for the various events and display schedules and rules have been printed and are being distribu ted. Entries are invited from any ama teur gardener and should be received at the community hall not later than 11:00 the morning of May 15. The sweepstakes will be awarded to the exhibitor winning the greatest num ber of blue ribbons. Interest seems to be quite keen and a long list of en tries is expected. Many blooms are at their prime at the present time. The schedule for the show appears on page 8 of this issue. PIANO RECITAL PROGRAM GIVEN The following is a tentative pro gram to be presented by the piano pupils of Miss Golda Mumma on Monday, May 13, at 8 p. m. in the Hermiston high school auditorium. They will be assisted by the Junior high school chorus under the direction of Mrs. Alma Greaves. The pupils of the Hermiston schools and others are cordially invited to attend this program. There is no admission charge. Children should be accom panied by their parents or guardian. In Merry Mood, Anthony—Marian Andrews and Patsy Warner. Rosy Cheeks, Emerson, and Coun try Dance, Williams— Patricia Ker- win. Trip, Esther Benson-—Marjorie Doyle, Florence Andrews and Patri cia Kerwin. Indian Dance, McIntyre, and Yan kee Doodle— Lois Dean. Sunshine, Anthony — Barbara Todd. Apple Blossoms, Rolfe, and The Happy Farmer, Schumann—Kenneth Dean. In Gay Colors, Anthony-—Marian Andrews and Patsy Warner. Songs, Selected — Junior high school chorus. Melody of Love, Engelmann—Bar bara Connor. The Wayside Chapel, Wilson-— Juanita Mitchell. Clayton’s Grand March, Blake— Juanita Mitchell, Marian Ott and Barbara Connor. Woodland Echoes, Wyman— Mar-« ian Ott. Songs, Selected — Junior high school girls’ chorus. Qui Vive, Ganz— LaVelle Mark ham and Lucile Jones. With Lofty Stride, Paul Walch— Lavelle Markham. Prelude in C minor, Rachmaninoff — Lucile Jones. Poet and Peasant Overture, Suppe — LaVelle Markham and Lucile Jones. -n a HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE CLASS OF 27 WEDNESDAY SCHOOL TO CLOSE FRIDAY AFTERNOON The Hermiston high school Bull dogs lost their last baseball game of the year at Athena Tuesday after noon when the locals muffed a 6-2 lead going into the last inning. But everything seemed to go wrong in that frame when several hits, mixed with a few errors, accounted for four runs. Athena then came back in the extra inning to sew up the ball game, winning 7 to 6. Cellars, on the mound for Hermis ton, pitched fancy ball until the fate ful seventh but poor support spelled defeat. He was not charged for the loss, however, when Elwood replaced him in that inning. Crampton, Hermiston first base- man, proved the slugger of the day with two home runs while another hit was nullified when a base runner touched the ball. Tiller, hit three for four. 4 / zt&LdL OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER FOUR TEAMS TIED FOR TOP PLACE IN BASEBALL LEAGUE Fair T rip W inner Team Standings W Hermiston .............. 2 Helix ......................... 2 L Pet. .666 .666 .666 .666 Reservation ............ 2 Stanfield ................ 2 .833 A class of 27 will be graduated Umatilla ................ 1 .000 Wednesday evening, May 15, from Pilot Rock .............. 0 Hermiston Union high school, accord Sunday Scores ing to W. G. Kersbergen, superin Hermiston 6, Helix 4. tendent. This class compares favor Reservation 25. Pilot Rock 12. ably in size with those of former Stanfield 16, Umatilla 7. years. Dr. George Allen Odgers, dean of Multnomah college of Port land, will deliver the graduation ad Games Coming Up Sunday dress, speaking on “Fundamentals.” Stanfield at Hermiston, Reserva Bob Jackson is valedictorian and tion at Umatilla and Helix at Pilot Miss Zelda Curtis is salutatorian of Rock. the class. The entire graduation ser ❖ ❖ •> vice, senior pictures and baccalau Teams of the Umatilla County reate service will be found on page Baseball league swing into the fourth 3 of this issue. Sunday of play this week with four The “ole swimmen hole” beckons to teams tied for top position. Competi numerous students of Hermiston tion has been unusually close to date schools because next week marks the and several interesting tilts have been closing of another nine months of played. study. Even the last week will be No exception was the 6-4 win for broken up by various excursions, Hermiston over Helix Sunday when special festivities and entertainment. Pierce of Helix and Crampton of the Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen locals engaged in a pitching duel. He announces that regular classes will lix started strong, scoring four runs be held Monday. Examinations will in the opening frame but from there be given Tuesday and Wednesday on Crampton held the heavy sluggers with no school on Thursday. Busses in check, aided considerably at times will arrive at the school Friday at by excellent fielding by the Hermis 1:00 and will leave at 2:30. Report ton Red Sox. cards will be issued at this time. SECOND CLASS POST OFFICE RATING IS RECOMMENDED M A Y P R IM A R Y CANDIDATES ACTIVE R. C. Sheldon, post office inspect or, was in Hermiston last Thursday IN FINAL WEEKS and Friday checking on records of the local office. He forwarded in formation to Washington, D. C., rec ommending that the Hermiston of fice be advanced to second class and if confirmed will become effective July 1, 1940. An efficiency rating VERA SISSON W INS of 97.6 was given following the SAN FRANCISCO TRIP checkup. Although information is not com plete as to the changes in connection Miss Vera Sisson of Hermiston is with the changeover, it is understood among the lucky Oregonian carriers that a new schedule will go into ef who have been awarded a trip to the fect, both as to hours and personnel. San Francisco exposition with all ex penses paid by the Portland newspa CONSOLIDATION OF per. The distinction comes as a re sult of her efforts in adding new DISTRICTS VOTED subscribers. Consolidation of School District 14 Miss Sisson will leave June 18 for San Francisco in company with oth (Hermiston) and School District No. er winners. She has also been named 8 (Westland) was assured Monday recently as a scholarship winner to at elections held at the local grade school and at the Westland school. Oregon State college. The vote cast in Hermiston was rath er light and was unanimously in fav School Annual Out Next Week or for the merger. The vote at West- The annual of the Hermiston land stood 30 for consolidation and Union high school will be released 4 to the contrary. The change becomes effective July next week, according to W. G. Kers bergen, superintendent. The book 1, 1940. the beginning of the fiscal contains a resume of school activities year. Little change will be noted as and numerous pictures of students, far as the number of students is con instructors and various events. The cerned as they have been transported printing was done at The Herald of to Hermiston for the past few years at the cost of School Disrict No. 8. fice and edited by the students. COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET TUESDAY AT HIGH SCHOOL The final meeting of the winter of the Hermiston Commercial club will be held Tuesday evening at 7:00 o’clock at the high school cafeteria room with the Rebekas serving the dinner. Wives of the members will be guests of honor for the evening, several interesting subjects are slated to appear at the business session. Following the dinner, the group will adjourn to the gymnasium where the high school band will present tthe following program: March, Tenth Regiment; Overture, The Traveller; Waltz, Lake Hamil ton; March, E. Pluribus Unum; Saxophone sextet, La Golondrina, played by Audrey Null, Bill Nation, Bob Jackson, Kay Keener, Donna Saylor, Elvin Harig and Neal Borth wick with band accompaniment; In termezzo, Dance of the Goblins; Tone Poem, Sicilietta; March, Men of Ohio. JUNIOR PROM SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT State college and Bob Jackson will matriculate to the University of Ore gon. The awards are noteworthy be cause of (he fact that only 224 scho larships are available for students in 283 high schools in Oregon. The scholarships consist of tuition for the first year and may be re newed yearly providing the student maintains a satisfactory rating. Wool Growers Auxiliary To Meet A meeting of the Wool Growers auxiliary will be held at the home of Mrs. M. E. Coe in Echo next Tues day, May 14, at 1:30 p. m. The af fair will be a dessert bridge. Assis tant hostesses are Mrs. W. M. Mar- but and Mrs. Gaylord Madison. Raley Peterson Enters Rare Raley Peterson, prominent Pendle ton attorney, has entered the race for district attorney of Umatilla county on the Democratic ticket. He is un opposed in the coming primaries but will battle it out with A. C. McIn tyre, encumbent, this fall. Mr. Pet erson was in Hermiston Thursday. NUMBER 38 HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 9, 1940. VOLUME X X X lll. The Junior Class of Hermiston | Union high school will present the annual Junior Prom Friday evening, May 10, at 9:00 p. m., in the high school gymnasium. A nautical theme will prevail, with BILL JACKSON HEADS the gym bedecked in the traditional ship-like manner, complete to life PACIFIC STUDENTS preserver programs. Admission is $1.00 per couple, with Steele’s or Bill Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. chestra furnishing the music. C. M. Jackson, continued the prestige of Hermiston students in institutions of higher learning when he was elect HONORS AWARDED ed president of the Associated Stu LOCAL STUDENTS dents of Pacific University this week. Bill has been active in various fields Distinction came to Hermiston of endeavor while at the university. high school this week when announce Tom Klink, Forrest Grove, was ment was made that two of its stu named vice president, and Bob Gib dents have been awarded scholar son, Hillsboro, gained control of the ships to institutions of higher learn student treasury. ing. Vera Sisson will enter Oregon HERMISTON LOSES TO ATHENA HIGH e.’zm.Llt.on LEGISLATURE RACE OF PRIME INTEREST The primary date is just around the corner and voters as well as the candidates are coming to life in the final week of the campaign for nat ional, state, district and county offi ces. For president will appear the names of Senator Charles L. McNary on the republican ticket and Presi dent Roosevelt and John Nance Gar ner on the democratic sheet. A long list of names statewide will be on the ballot for national com mitteemen and national committee- women for both parties. Delegates will also be chosen to both national conventions for nominating president and vice president candidates for both parties. For congress of this (second) dis trict Walter M. Pierce is running un opposed on the democratic ballot, while Roy Ritner and Rex Ellis are competing on the republican ticket. State interest seems centered on the race for state treasurer where Leslie M. Scott, Portland, Floyd H. Cook, Portland, and Earl Hill, Cush man, are in a three cornered contest on the republican ballot and Lyman Ross of Aloha and A. L. Brown of Portland are competing on the demo cratic side. This race is expected to be one of the hottest of the entire election. For Attorney General, I. H. Van Winkle, republican, and Bruce Spaulding, democrat of Dallas, are running unopposed. John L. Rand and George Rossman are unopposed for the two places in the supreme court. Of interest to Umatilla county vot ers is the four cornered race for the publican vote for representative to the state legislature. Appearing on the ballot will be the names of E. P. Dodd of Hermiston, and Carl Eng- dahl, O. L. Babcock and J. E. Grant, all of Pendleton, with two to elect. No names for this office have ap peared on the democratic ticket. A. C. McIntyre, republican encum bent, is unopposed in the republican race for district attorney while Raley Peterson, Pendleton, enjoys the same situation on the democratic ballot. For county commissioner, S. R. (Sam) Hunter of Milton has no op position on the republican ballot while Will Meiners, encumbent, is op posed by H. M. Salsbury of Freewat er. Yi Prayer ~ave me, the bone and the sinew, the heart and yours, my mother, I thank you. I thank you my eyes, the blood in my veins, for my speech, for :ing. All that I am is from you who bore me. me, unmeasured from the beginning, my the hand that led me, the voice that arm that shielded me, the lap that nursed me. at night, my mother, I thank me, the songs you sung to me, gils and ministerings. All that my lii For all the love mother, I thank y directed me, the h rested me. All that For yo u r smile in you. I thank you fo the prayers that you I am is by you, who d for me, for your trust and For the fa ith you o u fo r your praise and your your pride, my mother, I e hohor you made mine. All chiding, for the justice y that I am you taught me. tins and despairs, my For the sore travail that S the sobs and moans mother, forgive me. Forgive me the from you, mother, forgive me. I wrung from you, and for the strength For the fea rs I gave you, for the alarms and the dreads, my mother, for give me. Forgive me the joys I deprived you, the toils I made for you, for the hours, the days and the years I claimed from you, mother, forgive me. For the times that I hurt you, the times I had no smile for you, the caresses I did not give you, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me for my angers and my revolts, for my deceits and evasions, for all the pangs and sorrows 1 brought to you, my mother, forgive me. For yo u r lessons I did not learn, for your wishes I did not heed, for the counsels I did not obey, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me my pride in my youth and my glory in my strength that forgot the holiness of your years and the veneration of your weakness, for my neglect, for my selfishness, for all the great debts of your love that I have not paid, mother, sweet mother, forgive me. And may the peace and the joy that passeth all understanding be yours, ray mother, forever and ever. Amen. fffjr T. J DILLON For sheriff, Bob Goad is unop posed in the democratic primary while Jim Estes, republican, has no opposition for the republican nomi nation. As usual all candidates for coun ty, district and national offices from Umatilla county reside in Pendleton except those for county commissioner which are usually conceded to other parts of the county. E. P. Dodd of Hermiston proves the exception this year in his race for state legislature. Other candidates of the county are Roy Ritner and Rex Ellis, both of Pendleton, for congress, and Eva Nelson, Pendleton, for democratic national committeewoman. Will M. Peterson of Pendleton is a delegate to the national democratic conven tion and W. E. Sayler of Pendleton is a delegate to the national republi can convention. JAMES B. BEEBE James Beebe, a resident of Her miston for 33 years, passed away quite suddenly Saturday. May 4, at his home. He was born in Manistee, Michigan. February 9, 1867, reach ing the age of 73 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hermiston Union church with Rev. C. Warner officiating. Mr. Beebe was married to Ida Lash on January 2, 1901. To this union was bom 14 children Two of these children live on the Hawaiian Is- lands, one in Indianapolis, Ind., and the remainder were present at the funeral. Gailey Lands Whopper H H. Gailey, local transfer man. realized a dream Monday when he landed a 19 H inch German Brown trout in the drain ditch north of Her miston where it enters the Umatilla river. The fish weighed 2 % pounds and was the envy of Main street fish ermen for a short time. This specie of trout was planted in the stream several years ago but have proven extremely difficult to land.
